It’s great you’re here! But this visit can’t begin without confirming the details of your next visit. By @lilyehirsch.bsky.social medium.com/frazzled/im-...

Happy Thanksgiving! medium.com/slackjaw/wha...

I want to read a review of Bad Bunny's Global Appeal: P FKN R by Vanessa Díaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau—any musicologists up for doing this review for me (reviews editor) and the Journal of Musicological Research?

I learned last night that my review of Samantha Ege's wonderful book "Southside Impresarios" was published in The Journal of Musicological Research on Tuesday! Many thanks to @lilyehirsch.bsky.social for editing generously and giving me the chance to write this! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

My kids hate this one so much which weirdly pleases me!

I wanted to repost this one because it got boosted in Medium (such a big difference in terms of pay) but I somehow had the pay option unchecked so earned nothing. Let this be a cautionary tale for other writers—submit carefully! medium.com/slackjaw/a-h...

Finally, parents are represented in film noir! medium.com/jane-austens...

“Remember, the experience should make your friend feel terrible!” By @lilyehirsch.bsky.social Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/how-to-tell-...

A silly one for Halloween! medium.com/slackjaw/a-h...

@lilyehirsch.bsky.social’s “Nowhere to Go but Up,” celebrates Angela Lansbury’s life through new research materials and interviews. https://bit.ly/4nm4Lld #BookSky #AngelaLansbury

My book Nowhere to Go but Up: What Angela Lansbury Can Teach Us about Living a Big Life just arrived. So I had to unbox it at Jessica Fletcher’s house!!!!

Sure, the news is bleak. But there’s something good today too: Weird Al’s birthday!

In this @latimes.com op-ed, author of “Nowhere to Go but Up,” @lilyehirsch.bsky.social, discussed #AngelaLansbury’s career. Read the full piece: https://lat.ms/4omNtoM #BookSky

Happy 100th to Angela Lansbury www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

I’ll be at a local high school this week, W-F, helping with some of the kids’ college essays. I helped last year and it was so inspiring—these kids have so much potential and possibility. I just hope certain adults get out of their way.

Another chance to wear my trench coat!!! csub.libcal.com/event/154062...

Here I am talking Lansbury on the 1980s Now podcast! How was I at the Lansbury UK conference yesterday and on a podcast today? Am I a time- and space-traveling witch? Secret: I did both from home. But also, yes. player.captivate.fm/episode/653f...

Danielle Sarver Coombs is currently presenting, talking about the fitness video Positive Moves (amazing). Even better, she just mentioned her new puppy J. B. Fetcher!

It’s 5 am pst (where I am) and I’m up and ready to present at the “Lansbury at 100” conference in the UK (over zoom). Thank goodness, given the theme, I didn’t have to do much to get ready wardrobe-wise—trench coat and done! Jessica Fletcher forever!

I had a lot of fun with this one! Fairy tales for parents!

Additional book topic criterion: who would send me happy birthday wishes if I wrote a book about them (because Weird Al has done that every year on my birthday since I wrote Weird Al: Seriously)? (Amazing, I know!!!!)

I have an October birthday (today) and have written two books about people with October birthdays—both people who are iconic, musical, kind, and admirable in every way—Weird Al and Angela Lansbury. If I stick with the pattern, what’s my next book topic?

New book’s out this month! Happy October!

Parents need all the applause, especially these days if they’re responsibly trying to help their kids through the chaos that is the world today. CLAP PLEASE!

For some reason, I feel like posting this for some basic education about the Amish: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZ...

So many versions of the color black!

battle doomscrolling by posting five small pleasures in life: 1. A sweet, old dog sleeping peacefully 2. Toast with butter 3. Rain out the window 4. A good laugh 5. Rustling leaves

Let’s pretend I got the publisher website into the magnifying glass: www.bloomsbury.com/us/nowhere-t...

I’m taking a stand: A mule is too many things. It can’t be a drink, a shoe, and an animal. Too much.

School picture time! Always the worst photo of my kids.

For the record, I love love love kids theater. This is kind of inspired by the friends I have who may feel like they have to attend all the shows featuring my kids. There’s no obligation. In exchange, however, you cannot expect me to attend your kids’ sports stuff or know what a pop warner is.

When in doubt, ask yourself, WWJW—what would Jessica wear? #jessicafletcher #murdershewrote #angelalansbury #fashiongoals

Now that my Angela Lansbury book is almost out (a little over a month), just in time for the spookiest month (Murder, She Wrote month), I have a big decision to make: Do I need to buy a trench coat?

Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur were friends and then some—two Broadway legends who sang “Bosom Buddies” together in Mame and then remained close as they both in separate ways upended norms around women and aging in television. My friends and I mostly just drink coffee together.

Here are the top things I’ve learned so far from The Summer I Turned Pretty: 1. Don’t date someone with a brother—too much drama! 2. If you’re gonna eat a peach, have lots of napkins ready.

Growing up is hard. Everything changes all the time, including the world around you, your body, and M&M’s, which now come in peanut butter and jelly flavor. By @lilyehirsch.bsky.social medium.com/frazzled/why...

Slightly diminish a band Neutral Milk Hostel

I’m not sure I included enough puns in the chapter titles of my upcoming book Nowhere to Go but Up. I mean, right?! Too much of a good thing (yes, good) doesn’t apply here 😆

This documentary is worth seeing for anyone who loves funny music! You can check it out today! www.kqed.org/arts/1397973...

I wrote something about Tom Lehrer for the Indiana University Press blog: iupress.org/connect/blog...

So sad to hear about Tom Lehrer’s passing. I interviewed him for my book Taking Funny Music Seriously, even though he avoided interviews. But I had written him asking to talk about funny songs dealing with death, and the topic must have intrigued him. It was a day I’ll never forget. RIP.

I’m torn though. That show succeeded because of Lansbury but I’m all about programming that features smart, older women. What do you all think?

Hard to imagine anyone else in this role! www.thedailybeast.com/oscar-winnin...

This one seems like a commentary on late summer and maybe the state of the world.

My daughter’s theater group has two girls named Lily. To distinguish, the teachers use last name initial, so Lily A. and Lily P. When they dismissed Lily A., I said to my son “that’s what they call me in Canada.” I fear I’ve lost his respect forever.

I’m clearing everything up in this one, for anyone attending events with specific dress codes this summer! medium.com/slackjaw/hoo...

The best way to cheer up! www.billboard.com/culture/tv-f...

This is a local theater appreciation post (with both of my kids involved this summer). I’ve seen again what theater gives kids—confidence, community, fun, creativity. All things good. I often feel like the world is not helping me raise my kids—with all the tough stuff out there. But theater is. ❤️

Is my favorite part of the new Lena Dunham show Too Much the main character’s Angela Lansbury wall paper? Yeah, maybe. Why do you ask?

Low-key rebels unite!